BPCL Kochi Refinery develops new technology

ET BureauJun 17, 2009, 07.17pm IST

KOCHI: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) has entered into an agreement with Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) for commercializing the in-house technology developed by BPCL- Kochi Refinery for removing hydrogen sulphide gas produced when crude oil is heated to high temperature.

BPCL has applied for patent for this innovative technology. BPCL plans to license this technology to other refineries in India and abroad jointly with EIL.

Mr E.Nandakumar, ED, Kochi Refinery and Mr M.K.Joshi, director (technical) EIL exchanged the collaboration agreement. The technology is used for environment protection as it removes harmful hydrogen sulphide gas during separation of kerosene and diesel.

The sulphur in the removed gas is recovered in solid form and can be used as feedstock in sulphur based industry, a KRL statement said. Since the hydrogen sulphide gas has been removed, the off-gas burns clean with low sulphur dioxide emissions.